Kansas State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Madliak, Bear
Jersey Number 3
Bear Madliak
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Carrollton, Ga.
- High School:
- Carollton HS
- Prev School:
- Jacksonville State
Bio
JACKSONVILLE STATE (2023-24)
Named ASUN All-Freshman Team and Collegiate Baseball’s Freshman All-American Team in 2023 … Appeared in 90 contests, started 87, primarily at catcher … Finished with a slash line of .333/.397/.493 with 121 hits that included 24 doubles, two triples and 10 homers … Drove in 51 RBI and scored 70 runs … Drew 29 walks … Last season, led Jax State in batting average (.328) and triples (3), and was second in hits (66) … Registered career-high four hits against Queens (N.C.) on March 17 in 2023 … Finished freshman season leading the team with the longest hitting streak of the season with 14 games, fourth in multi-hit games with 18 …
GEORGIA (2022)
Sat out the 2022 season as a redshirt… A member of the UGA program that won 36 games and reached the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional.
HIGH SCHOOL
A graduate of Carrollton where he played for Scott Johnson … Hit .393 with 15 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 62 RBI and five stolen bases as a senior … Named 2021 All Region 5 6-A Player of the Year … A 2021 Georgia Dugout Preview Magazine All-State selection and named a preseason All-America his final three years … Batted a combined .465 with four home runs, 58 RBI and 22 stolen bases during his sophomore and junior seasons … An Honor Roll student who earned Academic letters during prep career … Played summer baseball with Canes Southeast including winning the 2019 WWBA World Championship
PERSONAL
Born Oct. 9, 2002 … Son of Kim and Loren Madliak.
Named ASUN All-Freshman Team and Collegiate Baseball’s Freshman All-American Team in 2023 … Appeared in 90 contests, started 87, primarily at catcher … Finished with a slash line of .333/.397/.493 with 121 hits that included 24 doubles, two triples and 10 homers … Drove in 51 RBI and scored 70 runs … Drew 29 walks … Last season, led Jax State in batting average (.328) and triples (3), and was second in hits (66) … Registered career-high four hits against Queens (N.C.) on March 17 in 2023 … Finished freshman season leading the team with the longest hitting streak of the season with 14 games, fourth in multi-hit games with 18 …
GEORGIA (2022)
Sat out the 2022 season as a redshirt… A member of the UGA program that won 36 games and reached the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional.
HIGH SCHOOL
A graduate of Carrollton where he played for Scott Johnson … Hit .393 with 15 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 62 RBI and five stolen bases as a senior … Named 2021 All Region 5 6-A Player of the Year … A 2021 Georgia Dugout Preview Magazine All-State selection and named a preseason All-America his final three years … Batted a combined .465 with four home runs, 58 RBI and 22 stolen bases during his sophomore and junior seasons … An Honor Roll student who earned Academic letters during prep career … Played summer baseball with Canes Southeast including winning the 2019 WWBA World Championship
PERSONAL
Born Oct. 9, 2002 … Son of Kim and Loren Madliak.
K-State BSB | Postgame Press Conference vs Texas
Sunday, June 01
K-State Baseball | Game Highlights vs Houston Christian (Austin Regional)
Sunday, June 01
K-State BSB | Game Highlights vs Houston Christian (Austin Regional)
Saturday, May 31
K-State BSB | Postgame Press Conference vs Houston Christian
Saturday, May 31
